Letter to the Editor April 16, 2007

A Case Report of Photosensitivity to Amisulpride

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Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry 2007;9(2):153

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Sir: Amisulpride is a second-generation antipsychotic approvedas monotherapy for treatment of refractory schizophrenia.1 It acts with a unique pharmacologic profile that haspreferential affinity for D2/D3 receptors and specificity forlimbic rather than striatal structures. Very few side effects ofamisulpride therapy, and none with a dermatologic nature, havebeen reported.2